CV

Sven Åke Bjørke

University lecturer, Institute for global development and planning/ Pedagogical Development

Centre

Born: 1950

Nationality: Norwegian

Education:

2005: MA in Online and Distance Education. Open University, UK.

1994: Approved as Jurist-linguist, EU commission.

1992: Cand jur. Lawyer. (Norwegian degree between MA and PhD levels), University of Oslo. Special

subjects: Environmental law, international law.

1987: Degree in French, Univ. of Oslo/ Univ. of Caen.

1985: Diploma in accounting for lawyers. Univ. of Oslo.

1985: Phonetics and linguistics. Univ. of Oslo

1973: "B.Sc." in Biology, Univ. of Gothenburg.

1972: Ex. Philosophicum. Univ. i Oslo

1971: Teachers Training Diploma ("B.A".). Teaching methodology and pedagogy. Main subject:

Science. Sagene teachers training college, Oslo.

2001:Pedagogy in Open learning 1 ICT-pedagogy, (Network University, Norway). Student folder http://www.grida.no/inf/staff/privtpgs/akeprv/Piol/Homepage.htm

2002:Pedagogy in Open learning 2 ICT-pedagogy, (Network University, Norway). Student folder http://www.grida.no/inf/staff/privtpgs/akeprv/piol2/index.htm 2003:Certificate in Applications of Information Technology in Open and Distance Education. (60

credits) Open University, UK

2004: Diploma in "Distributed and Flexible learning". (60 credits) Open University, UK: H805 MA. 2004: Diploma in University pedagogy at the Agder University College.

2005: Implementing Online and Open Learning (60 credits), Open University, UK. H804 MA

MA thesis on Quality assurance and student support systems in higher education

Professional Background:

Lecturer at Centre for Development Studies and Pedagogical Development Centre (PULS), University

of Agder 2009, teaching sustainable development and e-pedagogy - (www.uia.no/puls )

Board member of the Norwegian Network University 2008-2012 (http://www.nvu.no/ )

Member of the Learning Arena 2020 advisory board, UiA Awarded the TISIP prize for innovative E-pedagogy 2008

(http://tisip.no/faces/public/forskning/index.jsp?ex=2&ink=liste_over_tidligere_prisvinnere&r=elaerignspris )

Development manager, E-course designer at UNU/Global Virtual University 2003 – 2008

Editor of “The E-learner”, UNU/Global Virtual University 2003-2008.

Information officer at UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 2002 - 2008 (www.grida.no)

Lecturer at Centre for Development Studies, University of Agder, 2005-

Participant in the model for a Networked European University (mENU)

Civil rights lawyer in Kosovo 2000. (Norw. Refugee Council/UNHCR)

Board member of UN-association Agder and Telemark 1990-2000

Information manager at UNEP/GRID-Arendal 1994-2002 (www.grida.no)

Co-initiator and running of "Third world" shop in Arendal 1993-1994.

Board member/deputy leader of ARC-aid rural development organisation since 1990, working for

rural women's group in Nyanza, Kenya annually, 1994- 2011

Field director (Res.rep.) for Norw. Save the Children in Kenya. Responsible for rural/village

development projects and "harambee" school projects in Nyanza, various children's homes in Kenya,

slum development projects in Nairobi and famine relief projects in Turkana 82-84.

Editor of the periodical "Fredskorps-Nytt". 1979-80

Chairman of "Returned Volunteers Association", Norway 1978-79

First secretary, "Volunteer service office", NORAD, Oslo,1978

Headmaster/science teacher at secondary boarding school in Nyanza, Kenya. Service for NORAD

Volunteer service/"Peace Corps" 74-76.

Teacher. Teaching at Norwegian Secondary Schools for 14 years.

Teacher.Teaching marine biology at Norwegian Sea School 1970-71.

Member of National Forensic League (Speech art), California, 1968

AFS Exchange student, California, USA 1968.

Project leader and editor of:

*State of the Environment Norway: 1995, | 1997, | 1998

Obtained 2nd place in the European Princes Award, Copenhagen 1997

*Vital Climate Graphics (UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 2000) ISBN 82-7701-009-5

*Vital Climate Graphics Africa (UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 2002) ISBN 82-7701-019-2

*1999-2003: Editor of Miljønytt (Earthwire-Norway)

Advisor for:

*Environment Information Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (EIS-SSA), A program initiated by the

World Bank (1995-97)

*State Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), People's Republic of China, in connection with the

training of the ministry and establishment of State of the Environment China 1997 http://english.sepa.gov.cn/SOE/soechina1997/index.htm *The Leonardo program "Reduce"

*Department for Environmental Affairs and Tourism, South Africa, in connection with the

establishment of the State of the Environment Report for South Africa. (1997-98)

Languages: Norwegian, Swedish, English. Speaks well: German. French. Some knowledge: Swahili, Spanish

Selected publications:

Klavins, Zaloksnis, Brizga, Rucevska , Bjørke and Patterson (2016) Changing climates in Latvia. Online course-book https://changingclimatelatvia.wordpress.com/ | Interview: https://youtu.be/TUnfhEnb7fM

Riga, Latvia, May 2016

Bjorke, S.Å. (2016) A Greener Future – an online, interactive coursebook on climate change, sustainable development and green economy. PULS https://agreenerfutureblog.wordpress.com/

Bjorke, S.Å. (2015) Education for Sustainable Development Going Online, in Conway, Hillen, Landis, Schlegelmilch & Wolcott: Digital Media in Teaching and Added Value, Waxmann ISBN 978-3-8309-3287-1 (Level 2)

Bjorke, S.Å., Lazareva, A., Mayende, G., Nampijja, D. and Horn, G . (2015) Together we can. Team and online collaborative work, PULS; http://grimstad.uia.no/puls/Groupwork/main.htm Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Collaborative ICT-supported Learning for Sustainable Development, in African Journal of Sustainable Development, Volume 4 No. 3, ISSN 2315-6317, Special

Edition, University of Ibadan Centre for Sustainable Development, 20 Awolowo Avenue, Old Bodija Estate, Ibadan, Nigeria

Bjørke, S.Å., Puskaric, S., Vukmir, M. , Edvardsen-Jelavic, H.M. (2014) Human Made

Global Warming Must Stop, in RIThink, http://rithink.hr/?act=archives, Croatia

http://rithink.hr/brochure/pdf/vol4_2014/30-34.pdf

Barrett, B. & Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) ISIL and the confused energy picture, Our World (UNU) ,

Tokyo, Japan, http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/isil-and-the-confused-energy-picture

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Asynchronous Computer Conferencing is ideal for collaborative

learning, HASTAC, USA, http://www.hastac.org/blogs/sven-ake-

bjorke/2014/05/01/asynchronous-computer-conferencing-ideal-collaborative-learning

Bjørke, S.Å.and Horn, G. (2014) The art of speaking to an audience, PULS e-book,

University of Agder, http://grimstad.uia.no/puls/speechart/

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Pedagogical approaches to online learning, HASTAC, USA,

http://www.hastac.org/node/109468

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Online education – a driving force for quality in education? HASTAC,

USA, http://www.hastac.org/blogs/sven-ake-bjorke/2014/03/24/online-education-

%E2%80%93-driving-force-quality-education-0

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) What If the Norwegian Oil Economy Is a Bubble? Our world 0.2, UNU,

Tokyo, Japan http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/what-if-the-norwegian-oil-economy-is-a-bubble

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) The sustainable society of 2040, Global possibilities

http://www.globalpossibilities.org/the-sustainable-society-of-2040-2/

USA, 03.08.13

Haugen, H.; Ask, B.; Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Preparing teachers for practicing ICT and e-

learning. Article at International conference on education, research and innovation (ICERI)

http://library.iated.org/view/HAUGEN2012PRE

Madrid 20.11.12

Webersik, C. Jørstad, H. & Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Climate conflict and the canary in the coal

mine: Adapting to climate change in Malawi, Rethinking climate change, conflict and

security, University of Sussex,

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6rigb5ml2sv0e3w/Uv2oNntd07/Jorstad%2C%20Bjorke%2C%2

0Webersik.docx

Brighton, 19.10.12

Bjørke, S.Å. (2011) E-learning for sustainable development - rationale, strategies, choices and

actions. Seminar.net, Volume 7, Issue 2 www.seminar.net

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ahmed, M.T. (2011) The Greenhouse effect, Climate Change and the road

to sustainability, (Interactive Netbook), Centre for Development Studies,

http://grimstad.uia.no/puls/climatechange/

Bjørke, S.Å. and Øysæd, H. (2011) Studiestrategi og studieteknikk (Interaktivt nettkurs)

http://grimstad.uia.no/puls/strategi/

Bjørke, S.Å. and Øysæd, H. (2011) Study strategies and study techniques (Interactive

Netbook-course), PULS, http://grimstad.uia.no/puls/studystrategy/

Bjørke, Øysæd, Schmidt & Gould (2011) How to write academic essays (Interactive Netbook-

course), PULS, http://grimstad.uia.no/puls/essaywriting123/

Brendan, B. and Bjørke, S.Å. (2010) Climate Change scepticism is an age-old problem

http://ourworld.unu.edu/en/climate-change-scepticism-is-an-age-old-problem/ , Our World

2.0, UNU, Tokyo

http://ourworld.unu.edu/jp/climate-change-scepticism-is-an-age-old-problem/ (in Japanese)

Ask, B., Bjorke, S.Å. and Haugen, H. (2010) ICT-supported education; learning styles for

individual knowledge building, in Lytras,.M.D et al. Knowledge Management, Information

Systems, E-Learning, and Sustainability Research, Third World Summit on the Knowledge

Society 2010, Proceedings, part 1, Series: Communications in Computer and Information

Science, vol 111, Springer verlag. ISBN 978-3-642-16317-3

http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/summit.htm

Bjørke, S.Å. (2010) Taleteknikk – Nettkurs, PULS http://grimstad.uia.no/puls/talekurs/

Wilberg Schibbye, J. And Bjørke, S.Å. (2009) Full-time international master’s programme

online: experiences, challenges and changes, Læringsmiljø på nett. Erfaringer fra forsøk og

prosjekt. Nettverksuniversitetet

http://www.nvu.no/publikasjoner/nvubok-2009/Art-4_B5.pdf

Ask, B & Bjørke, S.Å. (2009) Networked learning and approaches to ICT supported

education – collaborative learning in a global setting, Social Networking, Proceedings of

International Conferences, Silesian Moodle Moot 2009, Innovation of Education Institute,

Ostrava, Tsjekkia

Haugen, H.; Ask, B.; and Bjørke, S.Å. (2008) Online Learning Superior to on-Campus

Teaching - Student Engagement and Course Content Central for e-Learning outcome. In

Bonk, Lee & Reynolds: E-learn 2008 - World Conference on E-learning in Corporate,

Government, Healthcare & Hgher Education. Association for the Advancement of

Computing in Education, http://www.aace.org/conf/cities/lasvegas/defaultEL.htm

Las Vegas 2008

Bjørke, S.Å. (2008) Challenges and training needs of E-supporters

http://www.fig.net/commission2/enschede_2008/Papers%20for%20proceedings/Bjorke.pdf,

Proceedings in FIG international workshop ,

http://www.fig.net/news/news_2008/enschede_june_2008.htm

ITC Enschede, The Netherlands

Haugen, H.; Ask, B.; and Bjørke, S.Å. (2007) Evaluation of partnership projects - a practical

model to meet the challenge, in Bo, I. and Szucs, A.: New learning 2? Emerging digital

territories - Developing continuities - New divides, Eden ISBN 978-963-06-2655-2

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B. (2007) Creative E-education across Continents, in Auer, M. and

Ferreira, G. (Eds) International Conference ICBL, Kassel University Press. ISBN 978-3-

89958-277-2

http://www.icbl-conference.org

Bjørke, S.Å. (2006) 'Globalisation, ICT and impacts on education. The digital divide - a

developmental challenge?', Norwegian Networked University: NVU-konferansen 2006, Ny

hverdag, nye utfordringer.

http://www.nvu.no/nvukonferansen2006/bjorke-ask-PAPER.doc

Bjørke, S.Å. & Holt, H. (2005) 'Building partnerships to educate the world: the UNU/GVU

strategy', in International Telecommunication Union (ITU): Digital Reach, Geneva,

Switzerland. ISBN 92-61-11361-3

http://www.itu.int/wsis/newsroom/news/digital-reach.html

Bjørke, S.Å. & Holt, H. (2005) 'Learning Online Requires New communication and

Information Skills and Strategies', in Field, M.H. & Fegan, J. (eds) Education Across

Borders; Philosophy, Policy, Pedagogy, New Paradigms and Challenges, Tokyo, Waseda

university media-Mix. ISBN4-903107-00-0

Ask, B. and Bjørke, S.Å. (2005) ‘Global cooperation on E-learning’ in Szucs, A. and Bø, I.

(eds) Lifelong E-learning. Bringing E-learning Close to Lifelong Learning and Working Life.

A New Period of Uptake. Proceedings of the EDEN 2005 Annual Conference,

http://www.eden-online.org/eden.php Helsinki,

Bjorke, S.A. & Ask, B. (2005): 'Online education in globalisation processes with focus on

developing countries'. In: Chiazzese, Allegra, Chifari & Ottaviano: Methods and

Technologies for Learning, ICTML 2005, Witpress. ISBN:1-84564-155-8

Bjørke, S.Å. (2005) 'Klimaendringer og byggeskikk', Byggaktuelt

Bjørke, S.Å. (2005) 'The Concepts of Communities of Practice, Activity Theory and

Implications for Distributed Learning' in Lager, R. (ed) Artikler om høgskolepedagogikk,

Skriftserien nr 118, Agder University College, Kristiansand 2005, ISBN: 82-7117-558-0

Bjørke, S.Å. (2003): Miljøtilstandsrapporter på Internett.

http://www.utmark.org/utgivelser/pub/2003-

2/art/Bjoerke_miljotilstandsrapporter_utmark_2_2003.htm Om indikatorer og DPSIR-

systemet. Tidsskriftet Utmark, http://www.utmark.org/ nr 2, Østlandsforskning.

Bjørke, S.Å., Ask, B. and Heck,D. (2003): The GVU pedagogical strategy

http://www.gvu.unu.edu/docs/pedagogy12.doc (GVU) mENU int. conference on networked

universities http://www.upv.es/index-es.html and e-learning, at University of Valencia,

Spain

Barnes, R., Bjorke, S.Å., Haltbrekken, L., Litangen, C., Mjaasund, J., Novikov, V.,

Rekacewicz, P. and Fernandez Skaalvik, J. (2005) Vital Climate Graphics Latin America and

the Caribbean. UNEP/GRID-Arendal http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/lac2/

Barnes, R., Bjorke, S.Å., Haltbrekken, L., Litangen, C., Mjaasund, J., Novikov, V.,

Rekacewicz, P. and Fernandez Skaalvik, J. (2005) Los Gráficos Vitales sobre el Clima de

América Latina y el Caribe,

UNEP/GRID-Arendal http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/lac2/

Bjorke, S.Å.(2004): 'The process of design and development of an e-learning course'. In

Pekkala, Greller, Krylov, Kullerud, Myrdal, Snellmann & Spence: On Top of It: Overcoming

the Challenges of ICT and Distance Education in the Arctic,Uarctic press, Rovaniemi 2004,

ISBN 951-634-912-9.

Bjorke, S.Å., Ask, B. and Heck, D. (2003): 'Global cooperation on e-learning: background

and pedagogical strategy'. In: Pekkala, Kullerud and Snellman: Bridging the digital divide,

National institute for higher education Northern Cape, Kimberley 2003, ISBN 620/31293/9

Bjørke, S.Å. (ed), Rekacewicz, P., Digout, D., Simonett, O. (graphics) (2002) Afrique: les

consequences des changements climatiques. Cartes et graphiques essentiels UNEP/GRID-

Arendal ISBN 82-7701020-6

http://www.grida.no/climate/vitalafrica/

Bjørke, S.Å. (ed), Rekacewicz, P., Digout, D., Simonett, O. (graphics) (2002) Vital Climate

Graphics Africa

UNEP/GRID-Arendal, ISBN 82-7701-019-2

http://www.grida.no/climate/vitalafrica/

Bjørke, S.Å., Kullerud, L. and Hesjedal, O. (2001) BCS-100: BSc introductory study for the

Polar university

BCS 100: The Circumpolar World, Module 7: Environment, Climate Change, and Pollution

(Net course)

http://www.grida.no/prog/polar/bsc/index.htm

Bjørke, S.Å., Seki, M. (eds) and Rekacewicz, P. (graphics) (2000) Vital Climate Graphics.

The impacts of climate change. UNEP/GRID-Arendal. ISBN 82-7701-009-5

http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/climate/ |

http://www.grida.no/publications/vg/climate/page/3097.aspx

Bjørke, S.Å. and Denisov, N. (1999): Miljøstatus Norge digital miljøstatus. [An Electronic

Report on the State of the Environment in Norway]. In CAPLEX Multimedia Encyclopedia

Bjørke, S.Å. (1998) Pedagogy for the Internet. | Introduction to the Internet & "Internet and

the environment"

Teachers' courses: http://www.grida.no/inf/kurs/tutorial/teacher/eng/index.htm

UNEP/GRID-Arendal

Climate change course http://www.grida.no/inf/staff/privtpgs/akeprv/climate_change/

E-learning Pedagogy http://www.grida.no/inf/gaunu/experim/ReadyGo/courses/E-

learning/index.htm

State of the environment reports: Contents, structure and the DPSIR system

http://www.grida.no/soe/engdpsir_files/frame.htm

Selected newspaper articles:

Klimaskeptikernes halmstrå (Dagbladet)

eCampus UNINETT: Med blikk på Universitetet I Agder – Globalt nettstudium

http://www.ecampus.no/2012/11/12/med-blikk-pa-universitetet-i-agder-3/

Selected lectures by invitation or refereed:

Bjørke, S.Å. and Schillinger, Y.U. (2016) Learning in Focus. Gamification and other learning

resources for climate change- and green economy education. Lecture at World Learning

Summit http://www.futurelearninglab.org/june-13-16-2016-summit/ ,

Kristiansand 15 06 16

Bjørke, S.Å. (2016) Engaging the learner. Learner and learning centered education

Experiences and ideas from Education for Sustainable Development going Online. Lecture at

workshop on ICT supported education, University of Riga, Latvia

https://www.registration.lv/klimata_konference

Riga, Latvia, May 2016

Bjørke, S.Å. (2016) Education for change: Does Norway meet the challenge of education for

sustainability and climate change? Does Latvia? Lecture at Conference on climate change

and sustainable development. University of Riga, Latvia https://youtu.be/TUnfhEnb7fM

Riga, Latvia, May 2016

Bjørke, S.Å. (2016) Education for change and transformation. Key note speech, DELP

conference, Makerere university http://cees.mak.ac.ug/news/makerere-university-receives-

donation-e-teaching-courses

Kampala, Uganda, May 2016

Bjørke, S.Å., Lazareva, A. and Nampijja, D. (2016) Multiple perspectives of online

assessments. Lecture at Assessment workshop, University of Nebraska

Omaha, April 2016

Bjørke, S.Å. and Lazareva, A. (2016) Peer Assessment in Online Collaborative Learning

Increasing performance. Lecture at Assessment workshop, University of Nebraska,

Omaha, April 2016

Bjørke, S.Å. (2016) Uganda – the pearl of Africa, Ghana – the Gold & slave coast .Lecture

at “Fagutviklingsdag ved seksjon for samfunnsfag og historie” Katedralskolen

Kristiansand, February 2016

Bjørke, S.Å. (2015) Hvorfor vokte regnskogen? (Why guard the rainforest) Lecture at Eilert Sundt-dagen, Student day, University of Agder, http://www.uia.no/om-uia/fakultet/fakultet-for-samfunnsvitenskap/eilert-sundt-prisen Kristiansand, November 2015

Bjørke, S.Å. (2015) Norwegian experience and achievements in distance learning and life-long

learning in the context of climate change education, Workshop on Development of e-learning course

on climate” University of Riga

Riga, Latvia, November 2015

Bjørke, S.Å. (2015) Education for sustainable development going online, Lecture at Education

for Sustainability Conference http://eosd.org/en/igee2015/welcome.html, European organization

for sustainable development (EOSD) http://eosd.org/en/main.html

Karlsruhe, Germany 21-23 October 2015

Bjørke, S.Å. (2015) From Descriptive to Critical and Analytical thinking, lecture series (VC),

Thesis seminar at Institute of distance learning, Kwame Nkrumah University, Kumasi, Ghana

Kumasi, 17-18 Oct 2015

Bjørke, S.Å. (2015) Internasjonalisering av nettbaserte kurs, foredrag på Fronter

brukerkonferanse 2015

Kiel 23.09.2015

Bjørke, S.Å. (2015) Vi skal vokte regnskogen, foredrag for næringslivsrepresentanter til TV-

aksjonen i Aust-Agder

Arendal 2.6.2015

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Vann og konflikter om vann, foredrag for lærere -fagforum for

samfunnsfag i Aust-Agder

Arendal 04.12.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Vann og utvikling, foredrag for Arendal soroptimistklubb under temaet

International Goodwill and Understanding

Arendal 03.12.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Vann og klima, foredrag for vdg skoler, Eilert Sundt-dagen, UIA,

Kristiansand, 26.11.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) E-learning for the future, Lecture at the four-day course “From on-

campus teaching to online learning” Makerere university

Kampala, Uganda, 13.11.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Traditional forms of instruction vs collaborative learning, Lecture at the

four-day course “From on-campus teaching to online learning” Makerere university

Kampala, Uganda 12.11.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Making online courses, Lecture at the four-day course “From on-campus

teaching to online learning” Makerere university

Kampala, Uganda, 11.11.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Paradigm shift in education? Lecture at the four-day course “From on-

campus teaching to online learning” Makerere university

Kampala, Uganda, 10.11.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Norsk bistand – tusenårsmålene og prioriterte utviklings-områder,

Seksjon for samfunnsfag og historie, Kristiansand Katedralskole

Kristiansand, 15.10.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Vann forandrer alt, TV-aksjonen 2014, Speech at TV-aksjonen in

Arendal, 14.10.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Transformative pedagogy - Prepare students for an increasingly

globalized and changing world, Lecture at online, blended workshop “Digital Media, Tools,

and Approaches in Teaching and Their Added Value,

Omaha in Nebraska, Kristiansand & Grimstad, Norway, 08.10.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2014) Online training of online tutors. “Live” demonstration of ongoing e-

course. Presentation at the workshop Future learning 2014

Stanford University, Palo Alto, California 03.10.14

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) Learning for the future: ICT-supported teaching and e-learning, Lecture

at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

Kumasi, 18 11 13

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) New ICT supported learning systems at UIA. Lecture at Omaha

University, Nebraska, http://norway.ist.unomaha.edu/wp-

content/uploads/2013/10/GlobalEngagement-NorwayProgram.pdf

Omaha, USA, 17.10. 13

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) Vann på liv eller død (Water, a question of life or death) lecture at

Birkenlund high school

Arendal 19 09 13

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) E-pedagogikk: fra fjernundervisning til nærundervisning (E-pedagogy.

From distance to close up online education). Lecture at SAK seminar for the establishment of

a new master’s degree in speech therapy, NTNU/UIA

Gardermoen 10.09.13

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) The art of public speaking. Bar-lecture to DM students,

Polhena beach, Sri Lanka 25.05.13

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) How prepared are you for academic writing? Lecture to DM students at

University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka 19.05.13

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) Learning for the future: ICT-supported teaching and e-learning. The DM

case. Lecture at the conference “The Future of Learning and the Future of the University”,

Future learning lab

http://www.futurelearninglab.com/Main/newsupdates/may20th_successfullconference/index.p

hp#.UatXB-tMb-g

Kristiansand 19.03.13

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) Klimaet i fare? Lecture at Åpen dag, University of Agder.

Kristiansand 06.03.13

Bjørke, S.Å. (2013) Learning for the future: ICT-supported teaching and e-learning, lecture

given at meeting with state secretary for Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka

Colombo, 21.01.13

Webersik, C. Jørstad, H. & Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Moving Beyond Climate Conflict: Climate.

Change Adaptation and its Limitations in Malawi, lecture at NFU conference 2012,

http://www.congrex.no/nfu2012/

http://www.congrex.no/filestore/Klientweb_bilder/NFU2012/Programwithlinkstopresentation

s.pdf

Oslo 27.11.12

Haugen, H.; Ask, B.; Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Preparing teachers for practicing ICT and e-

learning. Lecture at International conference on education, research and innovation (ICERI)

Madrid 20.11.12

Bjørke, S.Å.(2012) Framtidas utdanning: Transformativ, internasjonalisert, IKT-støttet

læring bærekraftig utvikling. Lecture for ELIMU – Global conference at

Katedralskolen/Gimle

Kristiansand 01.11.12

Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Utfordringer i Øst-Afrika: klimasatsing og bistand, Lecture for Tangen

vdg skole

Kristiansand, 23.10.12

Bjørke, S.Å.(2012) Grønn økonomi. Lecture for Grønn Hverdag at Klimahuset Kristiansand

Kristiansand 11.10.12

Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Klima og global oppvarming , lecture at Fornybar energi seminar for

yrkesfag ved Dahlske vdg skole

Grimstad 25.09.12

Bjørke, S.Å.(2012) E-learning and social security – ICT supported teaching and learning.

Seminar for Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB)

Heggedal 30.05.12

Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Ressurser og bærekraftig utvikling, lecture at ARC-aid seminar

Kristiansand 24.05.2012

Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Framtidas læringsformer, Lecture at Senioruniversitetet i Arendal

Arendal, 25.01.12

Bjørke, S.Å. (2012) Transformative pedagogy, SOLO and ICT supported education, Lecture

at NOROFF

Kristiansand, 17.01.12,

Bjørke, S.Å. (2011) Transformative pedagogy and collaborative learning. SOLO taxonomy

and learning outcomes , lecture At Workshop on ICT Supported Education, Lake Chilwa

Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme, University of Malawi 12-14 December

Zomba, Malawi, 12 December 2011

Bjørke, S.Å. (2011) Collaborative ICT-supported learning for sustainable development,

Presentation at the UNU-ESDA conference, United Nations University

Tokyo, 14 Oct 2011

Bjørke, S.Å. (2011) Fra krise og konflikt til paradigmeskifte og grønn økonomi. Foredrag ved

Fredsparken, Braavoll: inspirasjonsseminaret ”Lyspunkter langs veien til fred og forsoning”.

Arendal kulturhus, 4 juni 2011

Bjørke, S.Å. (2011) ICT-supported blended learning. Lecture to MSc students at Kenyatta

university, Nairobi via video conference, to “Education for Sustainable Development in

Africa”, arranged by UNU

Nairobi, March 2011

Bjørke, S.Å. og Wilberg, S. J. (2011) Hvordan internasjonalisere e-læringsstudier? NVU-

konferansen,

Steinkjer, mars 2011

Bjørke, S.Å. (2010) Internasjonalisert, nettbasert undervisning på mastergradnivå. Om

studieprogrammet Development Management, NU2010, Dialog før lærande

http://www.nu2010.se/

Stockholm, October 2010

Bjørke, S.Å. and Wergeland, B. (2010) Hvordan hjelpe studentene til å få mest mulig ut av

gruppearbeid? rundabordssamtal, NU2010, Dialog før lærande http://www.nu2010.se/

Stockholm, October 2010

Ask, B., Bjorke, S.Å. and Haugen, H.: ICT-supported education; learning styles for

individual knowledge building at Third World Summit of the Knowledge Society,

http://www.open-knowledge-society.org/summit.htm

Corfu, Greece September 2010

Bjørke, S.Å. E-learning for development – strategies, choices and action. Presentations at

panel, Education for Sustainable Education in Africa (ESDA)

Cape Town, S.A. August 2010

Bjørke, S.Å.: Faculty development in e-learning and ICT instruction, Nairobi workshop for

Education for Sustainable Development in Africa Project, Via videoconference,

Nairobi, March 2010

Bjørke, S.Å: Kan klimakrisen avblåses? Miljøvernavdelingen, Fylkesmannen i Vest-Agder

Kristiansand, March 2010

Bjørke, S.Å: Klimaendringer – myter og fakta, Senioruniversitetet i Arendal

Arendal February 2010

Ask, B. and Bjørke, S.Å. Networked Learning and Approaches to ICT supported Education,

Silecian Moodle Moot

Ostrava, November 2009

Bjørke, S.Å: Tenke globalt – handle lokalt, Norsk yrkeshygienisk forening (NYF),

årskonferanse,

Kristiansand, September 2009

Bjørke, S.Å: Bærekraftig utvikling i et global perspektiv, Forskningsdagene på UiA

Grimstad, September 2009

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'E-learning in higher education', EADL conference

Oslo, May 2009

Bjørke, S.Å. Lynkurs i e-læring. Lecture at UiA.

Kristiansand, February, 2009

Haugen, H.; Ask, B.; and Bjørke, S.Å.: Online Learning Superior to on-Campus Teaching -

Student Engagement and Course Content Central for e-Learning Outcome. Lecture at E-learn

2008 - World Conference on E-learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare &

Higher Education. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education,

Las Vegas, USA 19 November 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: Online Learning can be Superior to on-Campus Teaching. Lecture at Workshop

on Partnership Opportunities, University of Nebraska

Omaha, USA, 13 November 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: The challenges of making good online education. Lead Presentation.at

SDP Curriculum Inception Workshop, ProSPER.Net Activity ,

http://www.ias.unu.edu/sub_page.aspx?catID=108&ddlID=697 TERI University

New Dehli, India, 21 October 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: Økosystem, klima, økologiske fotavtrykk, grønn økonomi. Betydning for Vesten

og for resten? Lecture at Agder folkehøgskole.

Søgne 16 October 2008

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: Fra automatisk undervisning til samarbeidslæring på nett. GVU /

UiA erfaringen: Fronter som sosial læringskanal i høyere utdanning. Lecture at Fronter

brukerkonferanse .

Kiel 21 September 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: E-learning in higher education. From automatic teaching to online learning.

Lecture at the FIG International Workshop http://www.itc.nl/fig_elearning2008/ : E-

learning in surveying, Geo-Information Sciences and Land Administration

Enschede, The Netherlands, 11 June 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: Starting up and running an Online Community of Practice in Higher Education.

Challenges and Solutions. Lecture given at preconference for 3rd

International Conference on

ICT for Development, Education and Training, Elearning Africa http://www.elearning-

africa.com/

Accra, Ghana, 28 May 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: Klimaet i endring. Konsekvenser for Afrika. Foredrag for Afrika-forum.

Kristiansand 17 April 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: "Økologiske fotavtrykk" Lecture at UN-association workshop for teachers

Sundvollen, Norway 11 March 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Katastrofer og katastrofeberedskap i internasjonalt perspektiv' (Disasters and

disaster mitigation in an international perspective). Lecture to medical nurse students at the

University of Agder

Arendal 18 February 2008

Bjørke, S.Å.: FNs Klimapanels fjerde rapport. Hovedtrekk. Foredrag for Klimapanelet i

Kristiansand

Kristiansand 12 December 2007

Bjørke, S.Å. : The GVU experience: Education through online Communities of Practice',

lecture at 2nd Expert Group Meeting on the development of UNEP’s web-based learning

platform, MENTOR.

UNEP, DTIE,

Paris, 4 December 2007.

Bjørke, S.Å.: Klimaet i endring. Foredrag for Moland og Tromøy bondelag.

Arendal 29 November 2007

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: 'Tools for common procedures in course development', lecture at

workshop in online education for Egyptian professors at Suez Canal University,

Ismailia, Egypt; 21 November 2007.

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: 'E-education for change across continents. The UNU-GVU

pedagogy', lecture at workshop in online education for Egyptian professors at Suez Canal

University,

Ismailia, Egypt; 20 November 2007.

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: 'Applying the ECTS in Egypt?', lecture at workshop in online

education for Egyptian professors at Suez Canal University,

Ismailia, Egypt; 20 November 2007.

Bjørke, S.Å. : 'Globalisation of education. Processes for internationalisation and

standardisation of higher education', lecture at workshop in online education for Egyptian

professors at Suez Canal University,

Ismailia, Egypt; 19 November 2007.

Bjørke, S.Å.: What happens to the climate? Climate change and conflicts. Lecture at UN

association in connection with International week.

Kristiansand 25 October 2007

Bjørke, S.Å.: The Ecological footprint. Implications for the West and the rest. Lecture

at University of Agder in connection with International week.

Kristiansand 24 October 2007

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'The future challenges - more than climate change': Global warming, state of

the environment of the world and projections. Lecture at Agder folkehøgskole.

Søgne 11 October 2007

Bjørke, S.Å: The World of Natural Disasters, Today and Tomorrow. Lecture at the

workshop: The Role of Higher Education in Disaster Reduction, Recovery and Sustainable

Development: International Collaboration for a Master's Degree Programme in Emergency

Preparedness and Management (EPM)

Kristiansand, 11 September 2007

Bjørke, S.Å: The GVU approach to pedagogy and e-education. Lecture to professors at

University of Malawi in the workshop "Internationalisation of higher education".

Zomba, Malawi 28 August 2007

Bjørke, S.Å: Tools for common procedures in course development. Lecture to professors at

University of Malawi in the workshop "Internationalisation of higher education".

Zomba, Malawi 27 August 2007

Bjørke, S.Å: Globalisation of education: Processes for Internationalisation and

standardisation in higher education. Lecture to professors at University of Malawi in the

workshop "Internationalisation of higher education".

Zomba, Malawi 27 August 2007

Bjørke, S.Å: Environmental hot topics. Lecture to visiting students from Noragric, Ås.

Arendal 23 August 2007

Bjørke, S.Å: Training the trainers in education for sustainable development. Lecture to the

International Conference on Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable

Development..

Penang, Malaysia, 8 August 2007

Haugen, H.; Ask, B.; and Bjørke, S.Å.: Evaluation of partnership projects - a practical model

to meet the challenge, lecture at the Eden annual conference, New Learning 2?

Naples, Italy, 15 June 2007

Bjørke, S.Å: Depletion of the web of life with a focus on climate change. Lecture to the Agder

AUF.

Skottevig 26 May 2007

Bjørke, S.Å.: Climate change and health impacts. The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.

Lecture given at annual meeting for the Arendal Medical Association.

Arendal 23 May 2007

Bjørke, S.Å.: E-education for change. Lecture at MESA partners review meeting,

Gigiri, Nairobi 15 May 2007

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: Creative E-education across Continents. Lecture at International

conference on Interactive Computer Aided Blended Learning (ICBL)

Florianopolis, Brasil, 07 May 2007

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Katastrofer og katastrofeberedskap i internasjonalt perspektiv' (Disasters and

disaster mitigation in an international perspective). Lecture to medical nurse students at Agder

University College.

Arendal 19 March 2007

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'The IPCC Fourth Assessment Report'. Lecture to the Norwegian Society for the

Conservation of Nature, Agder branch.

Arendal 14 March 2007

Bjørke, S.Å.: Global warming, state of the environment of the world and projections, lecture

to students at Agder folkehøgskole - Power conference.

Søgne, 14 March 2007

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: 'Proposals for building an online university', lecture at Ministry of

Education of Egypt.

Cairo, Egypt; 14 February 2007.

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: 'Framework system for standardisation of international online

education', lecture and practical exercises at workshop in online education to professors

representing the Egyptian universities.

Suez Canal University,

Ismailia, Egypt; 14 February 2007.

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: 'Collaborative e-learning', lecture at workshop in online education

to professors representing the Egyptian universities.

Suez Canal University,

Ismailia, Egypt; 13 February 2007.

Bjørke, S.Å. and Ask, B.: 'Collaborative e-learning. The GVU experience'. Lecture to first

expert group meeting on piloting UNEP's e-learning platform: E-learning for early warning

and assessment.

WRI, Washington DC, 13 December 2006.

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Systems for mutual recognition of competence and joint degrees. The ECTS'.

Lecture at the workshop "Online education for Sustainable Development in Africa".

Lukenya, Kenya, 8 December 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'E-course development and e-course writing'. Lecture at the workshop "Online

education for Sustainable Development in Africa".

Lukenya, Kenya, 7 December 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Collaborative e-learning. The GVU experience.' Lecture at the workshop

"Online education for Sustainable Development in Africa".

Lukenya, Kenya, 6 December 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Constructing Knowledge Societies: Recommendations.' Lecture at MESA

Partners Forum, UNEP HQ, Gigiri

Nairobi, 5 Decmber 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Online learning: Experiences of the online teacher and student'. Lecture at

Ruhuna University in connection with the NOMA application workshop.

Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. 27 September 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'The GVU online courses. Structure and implementation.' Lecture at Ruhuna

University in connection with the NOMA application workshop.

Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. 26 September 2006

Bjørke, S.Å. & Ask, B.: 'Collaborative e-learning? Experience from GVU', Lecture at

Fostrada '06

Kristiansand 21 August 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Why e-learning, why GVU?', Presentation at IFPRI

Washington DC, 7 July 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'The GEO-KIT for environment reporting', Lecture at UNEP South-South

network of GEO collaborating centres

Johannesburg, South Africa, 15 June 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Sustaining student participation', Lecture at 'Educate the Educators ESD

Innovation Course, MESA University Partnership programme.

Nairobi 13 May 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'ICT and Transformative Pedagogy', Lecture at 'Educate the Educators ESD

Innovation Course, MESA University Partnership programme.

Nairobi 12 May 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Why education for sustainable development?' Speech at university leader

seminar, MESA University Partnership programme.

Nairobi, 8 May 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Katastrofer og katastrofeberedskap i internasjonalt perspektiv' (Disasters and

disaster mitigation in an international perspective). Lecture to medical nurse students at Agder

University College.

Arendal 20 March 2006

Bjørke, S.Å. & Ask, B.: 'The world as working area. The UN university'. Lecture at the

Norwegian Networked University Annual Conference.

Grimstad 12 March 2006

Bjørke, S.Å. & Holt, H. : 'International learning gives new opportunities in a rapidly

changing world', speech at the Arendal municipal symposium on building the Arendal

'knowledge harbour'.

Arendal 6 March 2006

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Online education from Norway to the world - does it work?' , NFF / NADE

conference: "Utdanning i spenningsfeltet mellom kvalitetskrav og IKT-muligheter.

www.nade-nff.no

BI, Oslo, 6 December 2005

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'The importance of pedagogical design in e-learning, using the GVU as an

example', at UNU/KNUST Joint Workshop on Sharing Environmental knowledge in Africa,

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology,

Kumasi, Ghana, 5 October 2005

Bjørke, S.Å. & Ask, B.: Global cooperation on E-learning’, EDEN 2005 Annual Conference,

Helsinki, Finland, 22 June 2005

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Livets vev stadig mer møllspist?' (Web of life increasingly moth-eaten?').

Lecture to the annual conference of the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature.

Porsgrunn 9 June 2005

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'UNEP, GRID, GVU and environment and security issues'. Lecture to the annual

conference of the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning.

Arendal 26 May 2005

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'The future challenges - more than climate change'. Lecture to students at Agder

folkehøgskole.

Søgne 3 May 2005

Bjørke, S.Å. & Ask, B.: 'Networking and collaboration across borders'. Building capacity in

environmental information management. UNU/GVU workshop at University of Pretoria,

South Africa.

Pretoria, South Africa, 29 March 2005

Bjørke, S.Å. & Ask, B.: 'Online education in globalisation processes with focus on

developing countries.' Presentation at ICTML conference.

Palermo, Italy, 10 March 2005.

Bjørke, S.Å: 'Drivhuseffekten i globalt perspektiv med fokus på interessekonflikter'. ('The

greenhouse effect in a global perspective focusing on conflicts of interest'). Seminar for the

NGO "Nature & Youth".

Brandbu 27 January 2005

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Katastrofeberedskap og katastrofereduserende tiltak. FNs arbeid med fokus på

Sørøst-Asia etter tsunamien'. ('Preparing for and mitigating natural catastrophes. UN work in

SE Asia after the tsunami'). The solidarity seminar "When the flashlights go out" arranged by

Agder University College.

Kristiansand 18 January 2005.

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'The global perspective: UNU,GVU, AUN'. Speech to the European 2004 E-

skills conference.

Thessaloniki, Greece, 20 September 2004.

Ask, B. & Bjørke, S.Å.: 'E-pedagogy and proposed procedures for making e-learning in

global networks'. Lecture to 5th

annual Gnome users and developers European Conference

(GUDEC)

Kristiansand, 30th June 2004.

Bjørke, S.Å. & Ask, B.: 'Collaboration and organisation models for e-networks'. Lecture at

the Global Virtual University partnership workshop.

Nairobi, 10th

June 2004

Ask, B. & Bjørke, S.Å.: 'E-trends, e-pedagogy, proposed e-procedures for networks'. Lecture

at the Global Virtual University partnership workshop.

Nairobi, 8th

June 2004

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Internasjonale trender – vekst og utvikling skapes gjennom “verksteder” –

spontane og uformelle møteplasser'. Lecture to the Arendal conference for Norwegian

municipalities;

Arendal, May 2004

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Globalisation, education and the digital divide'. Lecture to the UN Association

in

Oslo, April 2004

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Reshaping cooperation - co-producing and sharing of teaching materials and

learning methods in a global network' . Keynote lecture to the First international conference

of the Consumer Citizenship Network, ”Using, choosing or creating the future?

UNESCO, Paris, 1-3 March 04

Ask, B. & Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Nettpedagogikk – noe annet enn vanlig pedagogikk?', presentation

on AUC’s Pedagogy for Universities course,

Lillesand, Norway, March 2004

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Global cooperation on e-learning: Background and pedagogical strategy'.

Lecture at SCOPE-UARCTIC workshop,

Mpumalanga, South Africa, May 2003

Ask, B., Bjørke, S.Å.: 'United Nations University/Global Virtual University - Global

cooperation on e-learning'. Keynote speech at the mENU International Dissemination

Conference,

Valencia, Spain, May 2003

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Pedagogy for online learning'. Lecture to professors at Makerere university,

Kampala, Uganda, Feb. 2003

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Practical development and implementation of a State of the Environment

Report on the Internet for China', lecture series at workshop for Chinese delegation at GRID-

Bangkok, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT),

Bangkok, Thailand March 1998

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'The use of environmental indicators in the production of a State of the

Environment report on the internet', lecture at the Department of Tourism and Environmental

Affairs,

Pretoria, South Africa, 1998

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Producing a State of the Environment Report on the Internet for China', lecture

at

SEPA, Beijing, China, 1997

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Proposal for producing state of the environment reports for cities'. Speech to

the “Urban Environment Forum”,

Shanghai, China, 1997

Bjørke, S.Å.: 'Proposal for web-based information system for the EIS-SSA program'.

Presentation at the 11th

international advisory committee meeting at

Antananarivo, Madagascar, March 1997